Editing Coyote (section)

=== Hunting ===
[[File:Coyote Tracks.jpg|thumb|Coyote tracks compared to those of the domestic dog]]
Coyote hunting is one of the most common forms of predator hunting that humans partake in. There are not many regulations with regard to the taking of the coyote which means there are many different methods that can be used to hunt the animal. The most common forms are [[trapping]], [[Imitation|calling]], and [[Dog|hound]] hunting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outdoorlife.com/coyote-nation-crash-course-in-coyote-hunting/|title=Coyote Nation: A Crash Course in Coyote Hunting|website=Outdoor Life|date=January 23, 2019|access-date=2019-12-22}}</ref> Since coyotes are colorblind, seeing only in shades of gray and subtle blues, open camouflages and plain patterns can be used. As the average male coyote weighs 8 to 20&nbsp;kg (18 to 44&nbsp;lbs) and the average female coyote 7 to 18&nbsp;kg (15 to 40&nbsp;lbs), a universal projectile that can perform between those weights is the [[.223 Remington]], so that the projectile expands in the target after entry, but before the exit, thus delivering the most energy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coyote Nation: A Crash Course in Coyote Hunting|url=https://www.outdoorlife.com/coyote-nation-crash-course-in-coyote-hunting/|website=Outdoor Life|date=January 23, 2019|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> 

Coyotes being the light and agile animals they are, they often leave a very light impression on terrain. The coyote's footprint is oblong, approximately 6.35&nbsp;cm (2.5-inches) long and 5.08&nbsp;cm (2-inches) wide. There are four claws in both their front and hind paws. The coyote's center pad is relatively shaped like that of a rounded triangle. Like the domestic dog the coyote's front paw is slightly larger than the hind paw. The coyote's paw is most similar to that of the domestic dog.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How to Identify Coyote Tracks|url=http://www.wildlifelandtrust.org/wildlife/diy-activities/how-to-identify-coyote-tracks.html |website=Wildlife Land Trust|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref>

The hunting of coyotes often results in grey wolves being shot in places where the two species still coexist, as a result of mistaken identity.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Newsome |first=Thomas M. |last2=Bruskotter |first2=Jeremy T. |last3=Ripple |first3=William J. |date=November 2015 |title=When shooting a coyote kills a wolf: Mistaken identity or misguided management? |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10531-015-0999-0 |journal=Biodiversity and Conservation |language=en |volume=24 |issue=12 |pages=3145–3149 |doi=10.1007/s10531-015-0999-0 |issn=0960-3115}}</ref>